Choosing a solvent | Winsor & Newton Masterclass
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Solvent is an essential tool for diluting paint and cleaning brushes, and there are several options to consider when choosing a solvent. We look at Distilled Turpentine, Artists’ White Spirit, Sansodor and Artisan Water Mixable Thinner. Visually these solvents look the same but they vary in strength. To loosen the body of the colour most, the strongest of the solvents is Distilled Turpentine and it is the most hazardous. Artists’ White Spirit is a petroleum distillate which evaporates quickly and is therefore less hazardous. Sansodor also evaporates quickly, and it is the least hazardous of these three solvents. In fact, it is three times less hazardous than turpentine. Sansodor costs roughly the same as turpentine but it stores well and is the choice of artists who prefer to avoid exposure to more hazardous materials. To avoid solvents altogether, use water mixable Artisan Oil Paints with Artisan Water Mixable Thinner. Solvents are a general health hazard but, if used sensibly, they don’t present a danger to most of us. Always use them in a well-ventilated area and wash your hands thoroughly after use. A quick note: never use more than a 50% ratio of solvent to paint or you risk compromising the integrity of your oil paint.
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With the addition of other videos on you tube I now know I want Artisan thinner to paint with. I saw a painting with the grainy look of non art supply mixtures.
I've started using sansodor for my oil paintings. How would you dispose the liquid? I'm unsure how to get rid of the liquid, or if I should continue using the same liquid. Any tip would be appreciated!
Did you find an answer?
Just don’t dump it in the sink (or toilet) !
Don’t dump at or. Let us sit and all the things will float to the bottom. You reuse it again and again
Yeah as the comment before said I reuse my turps cycling them between jars after all the pigment has settled at the bottom. Leave it over night and you should have nice clean spirits ready to poor off and reuse. After that it is up to you where you dispose of it. There should be chemical disposal sites near you if you research them.
Mineral Spirits purchased from my local Lowe's... Not overpriced like the art store.
Distilled Turpentine is toxic to breath, provoc sonolence too I`ve experienced that, a few years ago, Sansodor to me is the best, solvent to oil painting, is my opinion
Sansado. . What is it . We're dose it fall in the solvent triangle .
Hello, is it best to thin Liquin Original with Sansodor or White Spirit?
Don't matter what anyone might say.....bun TURPENTINE is THE BEST THINNER for me.....I didn't used all brands on market , but , Maimeri ' s Rectified Turpentine is THE BEST I ever worked with ☝️
And is there actual significant difference between mineral spirit and terpentine?
Why not use rosemary or lavender. .
They won’t be strong at all, that’s why 😇
What about the fumes from Sansador? Worse than general white spirits?
@Sam Slavin a lot better than turps or spirits. Its definitely present and lingers in the air if you leave it out too long but it is nowhere near as obnoxious straight out of the bottle. If you have a well ventilated room its practically unnoticeable.
@@cameronsharpe6647 pine terpentine is a bit sticky, a bit less liquid-y than white spirit, it dry quick as well. White spirit makes the colours dull and dissolve the oil, removing the end shine of the oil paints. Terpentine preserve the shine way better, obviously linseed oil is the best, for shine, but it's too oily. The fumes from the terpentine are the worst, even white spirit is OK in comparison.
How can you compare Sansador in that regard? Does it dulls the colours? Is it sticky? (I like this property of terpentine) is the drying time really that much longer?